Asha Sharma Says Xbox Business Is Not Healthy Amid Radical Restructure Plans
In a public email addressed to all Xbox employees, the new face of Xbox, Asha Sharma, stated rather bluntly that Microsoft's gaming "business today is not healthy" and it will require "painful" changes to right the ship, which starts with laying off around 3,200 employees throughout Microsoft's fiscal 2027. Half of those job cuts are effective immediately, and four studios will leave Xbox to new management as well.
"I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day, and I wanted to be direct about the scale," Sharma stated in a lengthy email posted to X.
Sharma was clear that the decision to restructure Microsoft's Xbox division with thousands of job cuts is not a reflection of the talent or dedication of those affected, but a necessary step following a series of missteps under previous...
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